RCMP officer guilty of drunk driving

An RCMP officer who crashed an ATV while he was off-duty in northern Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Const. Kevin Granrude, 45, entered the plea Oct. 9 in La Ronge provincial court and received a $1,000 fine and one-year driving prohibition.

An RCMP officer who crashed an ATV while he was off-duty in northern Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Const. Kevin Granrude, 45, entered the plea Oct. 9 in La Ronge provincial court and received a $1,000 fine and one-year driving prohibition.

According to RCMP, Granrude was off-duty and driving a policeowned ATV near Wollaston Lake when he rolled the machine as he was coming around a curve on his way back to the community. He was thrown from the ATV and hospitalized with a serious head injury. He was not wearing a helmet at the time.

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